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In episode 9 of the Early Years Podcast, we talk to Kim Benham of Millie’s and Sparkle’s preschools near Croydon.

Kim and her team recently achieved a second “outstanding” OFSTED inspection rating, so we thought it would be a great idea to explore how they managed to do that.

(We’re right, it was a great idea!)

There’s something in here for anyone who works in a nursery, whether owner, manager, practitioner or even consultant. We cover

• how to deliver and maintain outstanding childcare
1. get the basics right
2. engage parents
3. know your children really well
• importance of delivering cues to OFSTED
• keeping things simple with planning (see Kim’s blog post)
• importance of safeguarding
• what it’s like when OFSTED arrive at your door (with reference to David Wright’s blog post)
• home play bags
• shout outs for Laura Henry, Susan Taylor, Farhana (Kim’s Manager) and Astec Solutions Ltd’s nursery management software
• and more!

So listen on, take inspiration from these ideas, tell your friends and then let us know what you think on twitter at EYpodcast or in the comments below. As always, we hope you enjoy listening.